Souzan Abd El-Menem Abd El-Ghafar Harfush
Tanta University, Egypt
Title: Impact of a designed interpersonal problem solving intervention on interpersonal problem solving skills and self- esteem among patients with schizophrenia
Biography
Biography: Souzan Abd El-Menem Abd El-Ghafar Harfush
Abstract
Effective interpersonal problem-solving skills have been identified as essential aspects for successful functioning in daily life. Patients with schizophrenia suffer significant psychosocial skills deficits which pervade all stages of illness. The ability to resolve interpersonal problems is a key aspect of the social functioning of adjustment, it is a skill in which many patients are deficient. However, a poor social competence is thought to be associated with less adequate behavior and vulnerability to relapse. If those patients learn interpersonal problem–solving skills from a systematic method and successfully apply them in their daily life, then the beliefs about self- competence in handling regarding interpersonal problems will develop and improve their adjustment and self-esteem. This study aimed to determine the impact of the designed intervention program on interpersonal problem-solving skills and self-esteem of schizophrenic patients.
Research design: The Quasi-experimental design was applied.
Setting: The study was carried out in a psychiatric medical center that was affiliated to Tanta University, Egypt.
Subjects: The participants of this study were thirty patients with schizophrenia, they were selected by convenience sampling method.
Tools of study: Tool (1): Interpersonal problem solving procedure (IPSP) created by researchers after review of literature and guided by The mean-end problem-solving procedure (MEPS), that developed by (Spivack.G, Shure.M, and Platt,J (1985), and Assessment of Interpersonal problem- solving skills (AIPSS), that developed by Donahoe. P et al (1990). Tool (2): Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES): This scale developed by Rosenberg, 1979. The intervention program: It developed by researchers after reviewing the literature, and guided by work of Pu Irene Qao.H, and Qenlu.S (1999). It was applied in small six groups; each group was composed of five studied patients. The program consisted of 12 sessions, 3 times per week for four weeks.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in favor of the post-intervention phase regarding Interpersonal problem-solving procedure and self-esteem as compared to the pre-intervention phase.
Conclusion: The program was effective in improving interpersonal problem-solving ability and self-esteem among patients with schizophrenia. The program was effective in reducing the stress level and improves coping strategies